Tuesday, June 30, 2009


Hamish Grey with his double handful of trophies after the Scottish golf writers' championship. Another image by courtesy of Peter Kelly can be seen on our sister website, http://www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk/

SGU chief Hamish beats writers with

double whammy over 'new' Torrance

Scottish Golf Union chief executive Hamish Grey emerged from the sea mists of St Andrews with the best Stableford points score of 40 off a handicap of 17 at today’s (Tuesday) Scottish golf writers’ championship over the revamped Fairmont St Andrews’ Torrance Course which will reopen on July 13 for public play.
“I think the secret of my success was the fog which made it difficult for the good players to see where they were going at most of the holes,” said modest Hamish who travels through from his Edinburgh home to work at the SGU HQ at The Duke's Course, St Andrews
“I hadn’t played for about a month so I was surprised how well I scored but, funnily enough, the 40pt total did not include a single gross birdie."
Grey’s halves of 25 and 15pt pipped St Andrews Links Trust chief executive Alan McGregor, 39 (21-18)pt off 14, for the Bunkered Trophy which goes to the leading guest player.
The New Zealand born SGU supremo also won the Belhaven Trophy for the highest points total overall, including the golf writers competing for the Alex M Fox Trophy which was won by Malcolm Campbell from Fife with 35pt (19-16) off six of a handicap.
Susan Simpson, the Ladies Golf Union Head of Operations at St Andrews, pipped Gullane’s Gillian Kirkwood, the LGU vice-chairman, for the “leading lady” award.
Both finished with 30pt, Susan off a handicap of four and Gullane-based Gillian off 10. Susan had the tie-breaking better points inward half – 15 to Gillian’s 13.
Troon-based Shona Malcolm, chief executive of both the LGU and the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association, finished third with 23pt off 11.
A total of 36 players, including Andy Stubbs of the European Seniors Tour, took part. Andy was there to promote the Cleveland Srixon Scottish Seniors Open, also to be played over the new Torrance course, in August.

Among the best gross scores were a par-matching 72 by former Walker Cup player Ian Hutcheon (Monifieth), who has a +2 rating, a 73 by another high-ranking senior Scottish player, Callander scratch man Gordon MacDonald and a 75 by Ross Duncan of the SGU.

Fairmont St Andrews very generously provided the leading awards as follows:
Malcolm Campbell (leading golf writer) and Hamish Grey (leading guest) both receive free two-night stays at Fairmont St Andrews with free golf over the Torrance at Kittocks courses.
Susan Simpson (leading lady) receives a free two-night stay at Fairmont St Andrews with luxury spa treatment. Runner-up Gillian Kirkwood receives a luxury 60min spa treatment session at Fairmont St Andrews and a SGU prize voucher.
Leading Stableford points totals
ALEX M FOX TROPHY
35 Malcolm Campbell (6) 19-16.
33 Mike Aitken (15) 19-14, Dave Edwards (16) 19-14.
30 Martin Dempster (10) 13-17.
28 Paul Forsyth (13) 14-14, Robert Martin (15) 15-13.
27 Douglas Lowe (12) 18-9, Scott Peddie (11) 19-8.
25 Ronnie Cully (18) 9-16.
20 Bryce Ritchie (7) 12-8.
17 Michael McEwan (24) 13-4.
BUNKERED GUESTS TROPHY
40 Hamish Grey (17) 25-15.
39 Alan McGregor (14) 21-18.
38 Ross Duncan (6) 21-17.
35 Lionel Freedman (23) 17-18, David Kirkwood (8) 18-17, Gordon MacDonald (scr) 19-16.
34 Ian Hutcheon (+2) 17-17, Robbie Clyde (11) 17-17.
33 Graham Webster (10) 20-13.
32 Mike Woodcock (14) 17-15.
LADIES’ SECTION
30 Susan Simpson (4) 15-15 (better inward half), Gillian Kirkwood (10) 17-13.
23 Shona Malcolm (11) 11-12.
TEAM SWEEPSTAKE
97 Malcolm Campbell 35, Lionel Freedman 35, Scott Peddie 27.
96 Gordon MacDonald 35, Paul Grant 31, Neil Ballingall 30.
93 Dave Edwards 33, Gary Slatter 30, Gillian Kirkwood 30.

92 David Kirkwood 35, John Kerr 28, Roger Wolfe 29.
91 Ross Duncan 38, Robert Martin 28, Ron Cully 25; Mike Aitken 33, Billy Sim 31, Douglas Lowe 27.
90 Mike Woodcock 32, Andy Stubbs 30, Paul Forsyth 28.
89 Alan McGregor 39, Peter Kelly 29, Jim White 21.

87 Hamish Grey 40, Ian Hutcheon 34, Jim Black 13.
85 Robbie Clyde 34, Roger McStravick (28), Shona Malcolm 23.
80 Susan Simpson 30, Martin Dempster 30, Bryce Ritchie 20.
79 Graham Webster 33, Grant Stewart 29, Michael McEwan 17.


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